University of Denver
Biography
The first reference to Colorado Seminary was in The Rocky Mountain News of November 27, 1862: “ a board of Trustees, composed of the solid men of Denver, has been organized to superintend the erection of a seminary building… for an academic education.”
Sources
Breck, "From the Rockies to the World"
Biography
University of Denver votes to adopt quarter system in 1929.
Sources
"University Adopts New Quarter Plan; Vote Unanimous," The Denver Clarion, vol. 34, no. 19, November 26, 1929, 1.
Biography
First year Hillel organization features full programming at DU
Citation:
Jan. 30, 1974, letter to faculty, U172._.0003, Hillel folderFound in 13 Collections and/or Records:
Chester Alter with John Evans Jr. and Model of Campus, between 1953-1966
Black and white print of University of Denver Chancellor Chester Alter and Chairman of the Board of Trustees John Evans Jr. looking at a model of the University Park campus showing existing and proposed buildings.
Robert Yegge Unveiling Sign for Yegge Student Center, 1994
Black and white print of University of Denver College of Law Dean Dennis Lynch, former Dean Robert Yegge, and Chancellor Daniel Ritchie unveiling the sign outside the Yegge Student Center on the university's Park Hill campus in Denver, Colorado.
Robert Yegge with Daniel Ritchie at Yegge Center Groundbreaking, 1994
Black and white print of University of Denver Chancellor Daniel Ritchie, College of Law Dean Robert Yegge, George Harley, and two unidentified men posing with construction implements in front of a construction sign at the groundbreaking for the Robert B. Yegge Student Center on the University's Park Hill Campus in Denver, Colorado.
University of Denver Boettcher Center - Construction and Ground Breaking, 1961
Attendees at the groundbreaking ceremony for the University of Denver's Boettcher Center in Denver, Colorado, gather around an unidentified man holding a shovel.
University of Denver Cherrington Hall - Groundbreaking, 1966
University of Denver Daniels College of Business - Construction, 1997-1999
University of Denver chancellor Daniel Ritchie speaks through at the topping-off ceremony for the construction of the Daniels College of Business building as a group of construction workers in hard hats stand by.
University of Denver Driscoll Center Dedication Ceremony, 1984 May 04
Chancellor Dwight Smith speaks at the May 1984 dedication ceremony for the Driscoll University Center on the campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado.
University of Denver Evans Chapel, between 1961-2008
University of Denver Chancellor Chester Alter and two unidentified persons look at music at the organ inside Evans Memorial Chapel on the University Park campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado.
University of Denver Evans Chapel, between 1961-2008
University of Denver Chancellor Chester Alter talks with three unidentified persons next to the organ inside Evans Memorial Chapel on the University Park campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado.
University of Denver Johnson-McFarlane Hall - Groundbreaking, 1957 June 4
Chancellor Chester Alter speaks at the groundbreaking ceremony for Johnson-McFarlane Residence Hall (J-Mac) on the campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado, as a group of officials, including Robert Selig, Chair of the Board of Trustees, looks on.